“I was on the phone with Coach Raymond (defensive backs coach Charlie Raymond) of LSU. They just played for the national championship. I just finished my freshman year of high school and I’m getting offered by LSU. I just came to tears. I couldn’t help it.”

He did the same thing when he got his first offer, which was from head coach Jimbo Fisher after the Florida State Garnet and Gold spring game.

“At Florida State I was just overwhelmed because that was my first offer,” he said. “It was just emotional … seeing the look on my mom’s face.”

Mom was crying, too.

“It was a great feeling,” said Yasmeen Patrick. “I had tears in my eyes because we weren’t expecting it and it just happened. It’s such a good school.”

Little did they know. Patrick now has offers from FSU, Florida, Miami, UCF, Arizona, Auburn, Vanderbilt, and, of course, LSU.

“He came back down from being on the phone and I looked at his face and he was tearing up and he said, ‘LSU just offered me,’ and then he just stood there for a minute," said Yasmeen of Jacques reaction follwoing his phone call with Raymond.

“We were all happy … and surprised. We went out to eat [at Miller's Orlando Ale House] to celebrate.”

The schools obviously are aware of his skills, which he displayed last year while at Orlando East River, from where he has since transferred after a short move into the neighboring Timber Creek zone.

Patrick ran for 1,162 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman, but that might not be what stands out to most college scouts. His size brings immediate attention and his 6-foot-2, 205-pound frame could even outgrow his running back position. So far, he doesn't play on defense, but he has played bit roles as a Wildcat quarterback.

He has surprising speed and agility for a 15-year-old of his size. He runs legitimate 4.6-second 40-yard-dash times and he cuts and keeps his balance like he’s a 5-foot-8 slot back. But get in his way and he’ll drop a shoulder and put you on the ground.

And even though he has been graced with such physical and athletic attributes, and already been extended eight college offers, he remains grounded and said he takes nothing for granted. He also said he knows he has an example to set.

“I still gotta work hard because if I don’t work hard those offers could go away just as fast as they came,” Patrick said. “Even though I’m only 15 years old, I realize people look up to me and I know I need to be a leader on my team. When my teammates see me work hard they want to work hard because they know that if they do then they can achieve what I achieve.”

He’s hoping one particular teammate will eventually get to realize his own achievements. Older brother Javonte Seabury will be a junior this season at Timber Creek, and he’s also a gifted athlete, but he lacks the physical attributes like his kid brother.

At 5-foot-9, 160 pounds, Seabury, who will play a myriad of positions for Timber Creek Coach Jim Buckridge, is lacking his younger brother’s size by 40 pounds and five inches.

“He doesn’t have the size but he’s a good athlete,” said mom. “They’ll see and then he’ll get his chance.”

Brother Jacques agrees.

“I know his time will come because I know he has the ability,” Jacques said. “He’s just being patient with it right now because he knows his time will come.”

And it’s going to be a while for Jacques’ time to come. Even though he has eight college offers already, he still has three high school seasons left before he’ll sign on the dotted line, National Signing Day 2015.

“Oh I already know the date, it’s February 4th,” he said. “It doesn’t really seem that far away. I embrace it but I’m not focused on it.

“I got three years. All I’m trying to do is be one of the top players in my class and help win a state championship for my team,” Patrick said.

“I’m not trying to rush things. When I went to Florida spring practice, not going to lie, it made me want to strap up with them ….. but my freshman year flew by real quick so I know high school will go by fast. I just was to try to enjoy it with friends and family. I’m happy with what I’m going through right now.”

He’ll be making a few visits next week, with a trip to Alabama on July 16 and then a stop at Athens, Ga., and possibly FSU on the way back. He also will be at Florida’s Friday Night Lights on July 27, a day after participating in the Junior Rank Prodigy Camp in Naples on July 26.

And Yasmeen will be along right beside him, guiding the way, as will Javonte.

“I’ve enjoyed it and sometimes I still can’t believe it that at his age all these schools are interested in him already,” Yasmeen said. “That’s why I make it my business to go with him whenever he needs to go visit somewhere. It’s all been amazing and I’m proud of him.”

As for LSU, he said he probably won’t get to Baton Rouge until sometime during the season.

“LSU is LSU .. everyone knows it’s a prestigious program,” Patrick said. “It hit me how big everything is when LSU offered. I can probably have a chance go anywhere in the country now.”

There's a regular Hatfields-and-McCoys battle brewin' in the football state, and it's starting to stir things up like no other recruiting confrontation in recent memory between the state's college-football elite.